E15 Experts are leading thinkers and practitioners from developed and developing countries reflecting a wide range of perspectives on trade and sustainable development. The experts’ participation in any E15 activity is on a personal basis and does not represent an official commitment of the organisations they are affiliated with.

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Hiroyuki Ishige

Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Former: Advisor to Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.; Vice-Minister for International Affairs (2008), Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); Director-General of the Trade Policy Bureau (2007), the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (2006), the Manufacturing Industries Bureau (2004), and Natural Resources and Energy Policy (2003), METI; First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva; Director, GATT Affairs Office in the International Trade Policy Bureau.